PHOTOSHOP Professional Photography

Previously, a photo-editing online platform ‘Pixlr’ was instructed as a piece of cake. This time, Li Yen-Chiu (李燕秋) brought this predominant software – Photoshop – into the workshop. Now let’s take a look at how practical the application is!

1> What is Photoshop?

Photoshop (PS) is a graphic editing software developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated, which is an American software corporation. It is suitable for image processing.

2> Create from Pictures

Several relevant photos could be collected for the very first time in order to apply to Photoshop for the next step. For instance, you need to make a poster to promote the Golden Rain Festival for National University of Tainan (NUTN) in May, 2017[u3] . What can you do? Here are four simple steps to take:

1. think about the outline of your poster

2. sketch your blueprint

3. choose some photos with golden rain trees/leaves

4. merge into an image

3> Design by Photoshop

At the initial stage, combining images is the basis to create your works.

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(© Chuang Hsi; Working Bear)

Dragging and dropping copied images is the next step, but you need to know copy and paste[1] in addition.

1. Attention

CITE each source!

Beware of the protection in intellectual property e.g. copyright (©). We had better cite the source of materials as complete as possible even if they are Creative Commons[2] (CC).

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[1] See Appendix – Top Hotkeys for PS

[2] Creative Commons (CC): a platform for sharing, recreating or advertising literary property.

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Removing background is the most important part of image editing. (Images may be feathered in pictures sometimes. Bézier curve is the top technique to imitate particularly for hairline[u1] .) Numerous special effects in Photoshop could be also applied to every piece of work in various contingencies.

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Last but not least, try to customise your final image. Not only capture people’s eyes but please their mind is your best achievement to make everything possible, visible and incredible.

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Merge → Edit → Refine → Customise

Sounds like a piece of cake! It is really easy for anyone to follow these tips. Try to design your own works, decide cool effects on photos, and discover how great you are.

4> Show your Piecework

After retouching images, it is good to collect your works of art into portfolios no matter how they are masterpieces. You can share with your acquaintances, colleagues or even experts to let them give you some reflections, comments and suggestions.

5> More about Photoshop

Not satisfied with these simple contents? Just refer to Photoshop tutorial: How these amazing BAFTA 2016 posters were drawn and painted, 20 Easy to Follow Poster Design Tutorials in Photoshop or check out Learn & Support < Adobe Photoshop CC (the official website) for more information! One more thing, Photoshop is not the only way of poster design, but dozens of plans for advertising, packaging and any other business.

• SOURCE

Smith, Jennifer, et al. (2012). Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design and Web Premium: Digital Classroom. Wiley.

Caplin, Steve. (2008). Art & design in Photoshop: How to simulate just about anything from great works of art to urban graffiti.

→ Internet resource

Szabo, Levente. (2016). Photoshop tutorial: How these amazing BAFTA 2016 posters were drawn and painted. Digital Arts from IDG.

Hey Prints. (2014). 20 Easy to Follow Poster Design Tutorials in Photoshop.

→ Chinese resource

Marvis Blog. Photoshop Tutorials.

Hsieh, Chih-Ling. (2006). Digital Art Creation. Gotop Information Inc., Taiwan.

• Figure

1. Round thing: Amir Elshany. (2016). The creation of Round Things.

2. Golden rain tree: Chunag His [莊溪]. Cassia fistula, Introduction to Plants [阿勃勒 ＜ 認識植物] Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica.

3. Bricks: Working Bear [工作熊]. (2013). Spotlight on NUTN [台南大學校園巡禮], Find Life Value [發現生活的價值].

4. RGB: SharkD. (2006). English Wikipedia, later versions uploaded by Jacobolus at en.wikipedia. - transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons, Public Domain.

5. CMYK: SharkD. (2006). English Wikipedia; later version uploaded by Jacobolus, Dacium at en.wikipedia. - transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons, Public Domain.

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